ARPAVAX:UNKNOWN:BRADY@MIT-OZ (09/21/82)
From: Brady J. Michael <BRADY at MIT-OZ> The Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology invites applications for the following positions: RESEARCH SPECIALIST: Individual will develop and maintain PDP11 and VAX software supporting exotic peripherals; will determine the nature of and localize hardware failures; will assist researchers in the development of system- software interfaces; and will perform picture and sensor input and output operations for the computer robotics and vision groups. Individual will report to the Laboratory's Robotic Systems Coordinator and will assist approximately 15 research scientists and graduate students. Individual must have experience with PDP11 Assembly language, PDP10 Assembly language, and DOS operating system. Person must have considerable knowledge of PDP11 and VAX architecture, UNIBUS, process-control computer methods, and photographic techniques. This position requires a bachelor's degree in a related field or a combination of related education and substantial experience. Interest in computer vision and robotics and eagerness to collaborate with researchers is essential. The annual salary is $20,000. RESEARCH SCIENTIST: The Laboratory has a new program that requires several kinds of creative people, such as the following: imaginative mechanical designers to work on new arms and hands featuring dexterity and speed coupled with force and touch sensors; experts in manipulator control to work on new control ideas; experts in vision to apply ideas about two and three-dimensional perception to inspection, parts acquisition, and assembly; specialists in high-level programming languages, with a thorough understanding of LISP and artificial-